Through its research on adolescents and young people, the Population Council carries forward a global agenda to transform the lives of adolescents, especially girls. The agenda is more relevant than ever as adolescents face social, health, and economic challenges that have been further compounded by the Covid pandemic.
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Submissions from 2011
Dataset: Siyakha Nentsha: Enhancing the Health, Economic and Social Capabilities of Highly Vulnerable Young People, 2008-2011, Population Council
Decrease of youth participation in the labor market in the Palestinian territories: Reasons and determinants from gender prospects [Arabic], Ayman Abdul Majeed
Delaying early marriage among disadvantaged rural girls in Amhara, Ethiopia, through social support, education, and community awareness, Eunice N. Muthengi and Annabel Erulkar
Diseño de un Programa Centrado en las Niñas: Un juego de herramientas para desarrollar, fortalecer y expandir programas para niñas adolescentes, Karen Austrian and Dennitah Ghati
Education during humanitarian emergencies: The situation of displaced children and youth in Darfur, Sudan, Safaa El-Kogali
Élargir l'accès des adolescentes aux espaces sécurisés, à l'éducation financière et aux produits d'épargne au Kenya, Karen Austrian
Empowering adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh: Kishori Abhijan, Sajeda Amin
Enhancing the benefits of girls' livelihood initiatives, Sajeda Amin
Equipping Mayan girls to improve their lives, Jennifer Catino, Alejandra Colom, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Expanding safe spaces, financial education, and savings for adolescent girls in Kenya, Karen Austrian
Filles éveillées: Programme pour les adolescentes employées de maison—Guide du mentor, Population Council
Focus on male youths in addressing alcohol and drug abuse risk in the context of HIV prevention among young people, Population Council
From research, to program design, to implementation: Programming for rural girls in Ethiopia—A toolkit for practitioners, Annabel Erulkar
Girls' schooling in developing countries: Highlights from Population Council research, Cynthia B. Lloyd
'Health regains but livelihoods lag': Findings from a study with people on ART in Zambia and Kenya, Fiona Samuels and Naomi Rutenberg
HIV infection and schooling experiences of adolescents in Uganda, Harriet Birungi, Francis Obare Onyango, Anne Katahoire, and David Kibenge
Introducing adolescent livelihoods training in the slums of Allahabad, India, Monica J. Grant, Barbara Mensch, and Mary Philip Sebastian
Investigating school quality and learning outcomes among adolescents in Malawi, Christine A. Kelly
It's All One Curriculum: Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Arabic], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
It's All One Curriculum: Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Bangla], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
It's All One Curriculum: Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Chinese], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
It's All One Curriculum: Guidelines for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Arabic], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
It's All One Curriculum: Guidelines for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education [Chinese], International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
La démarche du Population Council: Promouvoir la santé, la sécurité et la productivité transitions vers l'âge adulte, Population Council
La educación de las niñas en países en desarrollo: aspectos destacados de la investigación del Population Council, Cynthia B. Lloyd
La estrategia del Population Council: Promoción de transiciones a la vida adulta sanas, seguras y productivas, Population Council
Les coûts du mariage—les transactions matrimoniales dans le monde en développement, Sajeda Amin and Ashish Bajracharya
Les programmes de lutte contre le mariage des enfants : cerner le problème, Sajeda Amin
Leveling the playing field: Building girls' sports programs and creating new opportunities, Martha Brady
Levels, trends and determinants of contraceptive use among adolescent girls in Kenya, Francis Obare, Harriet Birungi, Chi-Chi Undie, Monica Wanjiru, Wilson Liambila, and Ian Askew
Making HIV services more responsive to young children and infants in Nyanza, Monica Wanjiru
Maternal health care utilization among HIV-positive female adolescents in Kenya, Harriet Birungi, Francis Obare Onyango, Anke van der Kwaak, and Jane Harriet Namwebya
Parent-child communication on sexual and reproductive health matters: Perspectives of mothers and fathers of youth in India, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and K.G. Santhya
Pilotage d'un programme visant à sécuriser l'espace et à renforcer les ressources des adolescentes vivant dans les zones urbaines du Ghana, Sarah Engebretsen and Selina F. Esantsi
Piloting a safe spaces, asset-building program for adolescent girls in urban Ghana, Sarah Engebretsen and Selina F. Esantsi
Preparación de las niñas mayas para mejorar su calidad de vida, Jennifer Catino, Alejandra Colom, and Marta Julia Ruiz
Programs to address child marriage: Framing the problem, Sajeda Amin
Protecting young people from sex without consent, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Répondre aux besoins des jeunes filles à risque de mariage précoce et des adolescentes mariées au Burkina Faso, Sarah Engebretsen and Gisele Kaboré
Retarder le mariage précoce chez les filles défavorisées en milieu rural dans la région Amhara, en Éthiopie, grâce au soutien social, à l'éducation et à la sensibilisation des communautés, Eunice N. Muthengi and Annabel Erulkar
Safe and smart savings products for vulnerable adolescent girls in Kenya and Uganda: Results from the Uganda pilot evaluation, Karen Austrian
Scaling for change: Strategic investment in the poorest girls in the poorest communities, Judith Bruce
Scaling up asset-building programs for marginalized adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt, Nadia Zibani and Martha Brady
Service improvements and community education lead to increase in uptake of HIV services for infants and young children, Population Council
Sexual and reproductive health of young people in India: A review of policies, laws and programmes, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and K.G. Santhya
Situation assessment of the HIV response among young people in Zambia, Sam Kalibala and Drosin Mulenga
Siyakha Nentsha: Building economic, health, and social capabilities among highly vulnerable adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Kelly Hallman and Eva Roca
Summary of New Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls, Cynthia B. Lloyd
Supporting married girls: Calling attention to a neglected group, K.G. Santhya and Annabel Erulkar
Survey of Young People in Egypt (SYPE) 2009—Final Report, Population Council
Survey of Young People in Egypt (SYPE) 2009—Final Report [Arabic], Population Council
Taking programs for vulnerable adolescents to scale: Experiences, insights, and evidence, Martha Brady
Ten years of the Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project: What has happened?, Humphres Evelia, Monica Wanjiru, Francis Obare, and Harriet Birungi
The Population Council's approach: Promoting healthy, safe, and productive transitions to adulthood, Population Council
Timing of first sex before marriage and its correlates: Evidence from India, K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, and Usha Ram
Un seul programme : Activités pour une approche pédagogique unifiée de la sexualité, du genre, du VIH et des droits humains, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Un seul programme : Guide pour une approche pédagogique unifiée de la sexualité, du genre, du VIH et des droits humains, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Un sólo currículo: Actividades para un enfoque integrado hacia la educación en sexualidad, género, VIH y derechoshumanos, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Un sólo currículo: Pautas para un enfoque integrado hacia la educación en sexualidad, género, VIH y derechoshumanos, International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group, Nicole Haberland, and Deborah Rogow
Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people, Adam Weiner
Using youth-friendly communication approaches to communicate HIV/AIDS with young people is feasible and acceptable, Population Council
When girls' lives matter: Ending forced and early marriage in Cameroon, Sajeda Amin and Andrea Lynch
Young Women: Your Future, Your Money—Workbook for Girls Ages 10–14 in Kenya, Population Council and Microfinance Opportunities
Young Women: Your Future, Your Money—Workbook for Girls Ages 10–14 in Uganda, Population Council and Microfinance Opportunities
Young Women: Your Future, Your Money—Workbook for Girls Ages 15–19 in Kenya, Population Council and Microfinance Opportunities
Young Women: Your Future, Your Money—Workbook for Girls Ages 15–19 in Uganda, Population Council and Microfinance Opportunities
Submissions from 2010
Abortion experiences of unmarried young women in India: Evidence from a facility-based study in Bihar and Jharkhand, Shveta Kalyanwala, Francis A.J. Zavier, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, and Rajesh Kumar
Association between adolescent marriage and marital violence among young adult women in India, Anita Raj, Niranjan Saggurti, Danielle Lawrence, Donta Balaiah, and Jay G. Silverman
Associations between early marriage and young women's marital and reproductive health outcomes: Evidence from India, K.G. Santhya, Usha Ram, Rajib Acharya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Faujdar Ram, and Abhishek Singh
Building programs to address child marriage: The Berhane Hewan experience in Ethiopia, Eunice N. Muthengi and Annabel Erulkar
Community based reproductive health (RH) intervention resulted in increasing age at marriage: The case of Berhane Hewan Project, in East Gojam zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, Tekle-Ab Mekbib and Mitike Molla
Community interventions supporting children affected by HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A review to derive evidence-based principles for programming, Katie D. Schenk and Annie P. Michaelis
Education and transition to work among youth in Andhra Pradesh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
Ensuring education for all in India: Highlighting the obstacles, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
Ethiopia young adult survey: A study in seven regions, Annabel Erulkar, Abebaw Ferede, Worku Ambelu, Woldemariam Girma, Helen Amdemikael, Behailu GebreMedhin, Berhanu Legesse, Ayehualem Tameru, and Messay Teferi
Films and TV: Viewing patterns and influence on behaviours of college students, Akhila Vasan
Girl-Centered Program Design: A Toolkit to Develop, Strengthen and Expand Adolescent Girls Programs, Karen Austrian and Dennitah Ghati
Implementing programs for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in resource-constrained settings: Horizon studies, 1999–2007, Carolyn Baek and Naomi Rutenberg
Improving the lives of vulnerable children: Implications of Horizons research among orphans and other children affected by AIDS, Katie D. Schenk, Annie P. Michaelis, Tobey Nelson Sapiano, Lisanne Brown, and Ellen Weiss
Kishor-kishorider jonno ortho sikkha: Dishari shohayika [Financial education for adolescents: Mentor's manual], Sigma Ainul, Marzina Khatun, and Najneen Mahbooba
Kishor-kishorider jonno ortho sikkha [Financial education for adolescents], Sigma Ainul, Marzina Khatun, and Najneen Mahbooba
Kishor-kishorider jonno ortho sikkha: Shikkhok shahayika [Financial education for adolescents: Teacher's manual], Sigma Ainul, Marzina Khatun, and Najneen Mahbooba
L'adolescence des filles au Burkina Faso: Une clé de voûte pour le changement social, Martha Brady, Lydia Saloucou, and Erica Chong
Life-skills education leads to improved effect on adolescents' sexual behavior, Population Council
Life skills: Psychosocial and interpersonal skills for adolescent girls in urban Ghana—Mentor's guide, Population Council
Looking back, moving forward: Access to antiretroviral therapy for HIV infected adults and children in developing countries: Horizons Studies, 2002 to 2008, Avina Sarna and Scott E. Kellerman
Looking back, moving forward: Improving the lives of orphans and other children affected by AIDS, Horizons studies 1998 to 2007, Katie D. Schenk, Annie P. Michaelis, Tobey C. Nelson, Lisanne Brown, and Ellen Weiss
Measuring agency among unmarried young women and men, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Rajib Acharya, Mallika Alexander, Laila Garda, and Savita Kanade
Meserete Hiwot ("Base of Life"): Supporting married adolescents with HIV prevention and reproductive health in rural Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar, Aragaw Lamesgin, and Eunice N. Muthengi
Participation in civil society and political life among young people in Maharashtra: Findings from the Youth in India—Situation and Needs study, Rajib Acharya, Abhishek Singh, K.G. Santhya, Faujdar Ram, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Usha Ram, and S.K. Mohanty
Poverty, marriage timing, and transitions to adulthood in Nepal: A longitudinal analysis using the Nepal Living Standards Survey, Ashish Bajracharya and Sajeda Amin
Protecting hope: Situation analysis of vulnerable children in Uganda 2009, Sam Kalibala and Lynne Elson
Romance and sex before marriage among young women and men in Andhra Pradesh, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
Romance and sex before marriage among young women and men in India, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Population Council
Schooling and conflict in Darfur: A snapshot of basic education services for displaced children, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Safaa El-Kogali, Jenny Perlman Robinson, Johanna Rankin, and Ali Rashed
Survey of Young People in Egypt (SYPE) 2009—Preliminary Report, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Egypt 2008, Population Council
The adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people—Ghana 2008, Population Council